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Source Description
A porcelain manufactory was founded in Chantilly, France, in 1725 by Louis-Henri de Bourbon, Prince de Condé (1692–1740), a leading French aristocrat in the first half of the 18th-century. The speciality of this factory was soft-paste or artificial porcelains embellished with enamel decoration applied over a milky white glaze. The designs for the decorations were often derived from Japanese Kakiemon wares as well as copies of such Japanese wares by the German manufactory Meissen.
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Document identity
localId
1000
label
Circular Snuffbox
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
1000
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Circular Snuffbox
description
A porcelain manufactory was founded in Chantilly, France, in 1725 by Louis-Henri de Bourbon, Prince de Condé (1692–1740), a leading French aristocrat in the first half of the 18th-century. The speciality of this factory was soft-paste or artificial porcelains embellished with enamel decoration applied over a milky white glaze. The designs for the decorations were often derived from Japanese Kakiemon wares as well as copies of such Japanese wares by the German manufactory Meissen.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1740
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
snuffboxes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.4
height
5.7
dimensionsRaw
1 5/16 x 2 1/4 in. (3.4 x 5.7 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Maker's mark painted in red]: [trumpet or hunting horn]; [painted in red]: [dragon fly]
med
soft paste porcelain, gold
creator_ids
15421
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2689
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1
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0
type
photo
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